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Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports
September 1, 2005
Flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer.
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Adobe flaw puts PCs at risk
June 13, 2005
A security bug in several of Adobe Systems' popular graphics applications could let an attacker gain full control of a computer.
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Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch
March 25, 2006
Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks.
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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
September 28, 2005
"Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say.
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Skype flaws open computers to attack
October 25, 2005
Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC.
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Microsoft patches 20 security flaws
February 13, 2007
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista.
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Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2
November 1, 2006
Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release.
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Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software
April 12, 2005
Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs.
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Trend Micro flaw opens PCs to takeover
February 8, 2007
A serious security hole in a wide swath of the company's antivirus products could let an outsider crash or hijack a computer.
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Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw
July 24, 2003
The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs.
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Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users
September 9, 2005
The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says.
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Microsoft: New IE flaw limited in scope
August 20, 2005
A security bug in Internet Explorer discovered this week mostly affects users of certain developer tools, the software giant says.
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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Another antivirus software flaw detected
March 17, 2005
This time: McAfee. But the flaw does not affect current subscribers to the company's update service.
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Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges
June 20, 2006
Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say.
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Security holes add up in second quarter
July 25, 2005
In April, May and June, more than 400 flaws were discovered that could let an attacker take control of a PC remotely.
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Attack code published for third Word flaw
December 14, 2006
Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability.
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Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack
February 26, 2007
The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support.
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No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw
September 12, 2006
Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks.
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